In general, did your parents and grandparents have long lives?

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My maternal grandma lived to be 89, but grandpa passed at age 53 from kidney failure.
My paternal grandmother lived to 75 and grandpa also lived to 89.
My mom lived to 76 which was amazing considering she was a bad diabetic and had CHF.
Dad was 61 when he passed from metastasized renal cancer.
 

My maternal grandma lived to be 79, dying on my birthday and the day after her own. She was diabetic and got a blood clot. Not sure if that is what she died from but it is why she was in the hospital. My maternal grandfather lived to be 69 and died of Emphysema.

My paternal grandmother lived to 62, died from Leukemia in 1947. My paternal grandfather died at 89 in his sleep.

My mother died at 78 from the long time effects of Cushing's Syndrome. She was ready. My father died in 2012 at 93 after having a stroke.
 
Not sure of the exact ages or cause of death, but all lived into their 80s, except my paternal grandfather, a workaholic, who d died suddenly at 65 (if I remember correctly) of a heart attack. He had previously suffered from angina for some years. The news was brought to our house on a Saturday afternoon by a uniformed police officer - not a part of their job I would care to have, I must admit..
 
My mother died at 39 of an overdose ... my father lived until 82 despite being a life long smoker.. but he never drank alcohol...nor ever overweight..but he died from the effects of Parkinsons..and strokes..

My paternal grandfather died of cancer the week before my mum to the very day.. he was 76.. a life long smoker and heavy drinker.. not overweight ( like @Balzac the police came to our house to tell us)

My paternal grandmother...didn't smoke or drink alcohol.. and was not overweight, and died at 82...

My maternal grandfather I knew very little about but I remember when I was 9 my mother getting a letter in the post, and explaining her father had died ( they didn't raise her) he was 65.. I think it was heart ... I met my maternal grandmother twice in my life..evil witch...I understand she lived until she was 80... she smoked cigarettes..
 
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My maternal grandfather died before my mother was born in WW1, the grandmother died when my mother was about 6 months old in the pandemic that killed so many in 1918. I don't know when my mother died but she would have been over 65. My father died just before he was 60 of cancer. Grandpa was 76 when he died and grandma was 85. I will be 84 at the end of October.
 
It was a hodgepodge for me. I never got to meet my paternal grandparents; my grandfather died in Australia (pneumonia) when my dad was young and my grandmother died from pneumonia in her 60s while traveling on a ship to Australia. My maternal grandmother died in her 30s during the war, and my grandfather lived to be 92. He remarried after my grandmother died, and my step-grandmother lived to be 89.
 
Maternal grandmother only lived to 71. Would probably have lived much longer but she paid no attention to her health and refused to see doctors. No info on maternal GF. Paternal grandparents lived into their 90s as did most (all?) of their siblings.

My parents lived well into their 90s. My siblings who lived past childhood are all alive and well - late 60s through late 70s.
 
The impact of our genes on our longevity is still up for debate. One study says it accounts for 25%,, other studies say more. I dunno.

It seems that our generation will not live as long as our parents, and average life span here in America is now lower than just a couple of years ago. My first wife's parents both lived to be mid 80s or more. She nor either of her siblings lived past mid 70s. Second wife's family story is pretty much the same - only 1 of 6 lived longer than the parents.

My mother lived to 98 - no way I'll make it that far.

from the web:
A male child born in the United States today will live to be 73.5 years old on average. This puts the male citizens of the US in 44th place in this ranking. On average, US women are 5.8 years older, reaching an age of 79.3.
 
Buckeye said:
The impact of our genes on our longevity is still up for debate. One study says it accounts for 25%,, other studies say more. I dunno.

It seems that our generation will not live as long as our parents, and average life span here in America is now lower than just a couple of years ago. My first wife's parents both lived to be mid 80s or more. She nor either of her siblings lived past mid 70s. Second wife's family story is pretty much the same - only 1 of 6 lived longer than the parents.

My mother lived to 98 - no way I'll make it that far.

from the web:
A male child born in the United States today will live to be 73.5 years old on average. This puts the male citizens of the US in 44th place in this ranking. On average, US women are 5.8 years older, reaching an age of 79.3.
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In 1952, the year I was born, life expectancy for US newborns was 68.5. It's bounced between 78 & 79 since 2008.
U.S. Life Expectancy 1950-2023

My current life expectancy is 87.8 years. My older sister (now 78) is at 89.6.
Retirement & Survivors Benefits: Life Expectancy Calculator

When looking at calculators that take weight, general practices and health history into consideration, my life expectancy goes to the high 90s or beyond.
 
^^^^^...I was born in '55... this is the UK life expectancy for those born from 1950 through to when my daughter was born in '76

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The Uk has a lower life expectancy than 27 countries at 81.77 .. and that includes Canada which is 16th on the list.... whose life expectancy rate hovers around almost 83... but ahead of the USA who are 39th on the list with an expected lifespan of approx 79.11

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Paternal GF - Died when he was 43 - double pneumonia, leaving a wife and 5 children.
Paternal GM - Died when she was 82
Maternal GF - Died when he was 79 . Was told by a fortune teller he would die at 79.
Maternal GM- Died at 89 of heart failure
Father - Died at 87 - Parkinsons.
Mother Died at 82 - Diabetes and kidney failure.
 
Everyone in my family dies before they reach eighty, that's also after a life of smoking and drinking and rough living.

I'm the first in several generations that has never started smoking and managed to walk away from drinking when I was twenty two. We'll have to wait and see if that makes a difference.lol
 
C50 said:
Everyone in my family dies before they reach eighty, that's also after a life of smoking and drinking and rough living.

I'm the first in several generations that has never started smoking and managed to walk away from drinking when I was twenty two. We'll have to wait and see if that makes a difference.lol
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How old are you now ?:)
 
My father and mother died young; 42 and 43. Heart and cancer.

Both my grandmothers lived until their mid 90's.

My maternal grandfather died young of black lung disease; as a coal miner. My mom was only 12.

My paternal grandfather was a coal miner too, but he also had a brain tumor. I don't know which caused his death. I barely knew him, as I was very young.
 
RadishRose said:
My father and mother died young; 42 and 43. Heart and cancer.

Both my grandmothers lived until their mid 90's.

My maternal grandfather died young of black lung disease; as a coal miner. My mom was only 12.

My paternal grandfather was a coal miner too, but he also had a brain tumor. I don't know which caused his death. I barely knew him, as I was very young.
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OMG, you lost your parents so early, RR. :cry:
 
Dad and his side of the family died in their mid sixties from heart disease or cancer. Paternal grandma lived to be almost 90 though! My mother is still living, lord love her. Her parents died at 79 and 86 Grandma first, then grandpa.
 
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